It’s a London Thing Presents: Golden Garage – Valentine’s Edition

Join the Golden Garage: Valentine’s Edition event on February 15, 2025, at The Golden Crane, Upminster, featuring top UK Garage artists like Scott Garcia & MC Vapour and others. The event runs from 2 PM to 8 PM, with tickets starting at £10, available on FIXR. Follow @ItsALondonThingOfficial for updates.

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Exclusive: North Ockendon residents hit out at Havering Council over their ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over greenbelt land.

Residents living in North Ockendon near the proposed Data Centre site, have hit out at Havering Council over their ‘staggering hypocrisy’ with councillors praising their new village green spaces across the borough, yet allowing a huge Data Centre to be built on greenbelt land.

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Annual Children’s Fishing Match at Aveley Angling Club a Huge Success

The Aveley Angling Club’s annual children’s fishing match at their lake in Upminster drew over 50 enthusiastic young anglers, offering exciting prizes and a vibrant atmosphere with BBQ, music, and activities for all. Club Chairman Peter expressed joy at the event’s success, highlighting the community’s unity and the club’s commitment to nurturing young fishing talent.

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Fleet Close Play Area Receives Village Green Status

On Saturday, 13th July, Fleet Close Play Area in Cranham became the first of five community greens to receive Village Green status, a result of the Havering Residents Association’s commitment to safeguarding green spaces. This milestone protects the area from future development and was marked by a ceremony attended by key community members and residents, ensuring its preservation for future generations.

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Data Centres are enormous eyesores, but is it time Havering take the lead in tackling the climate crisis as creatively as possible?

Data Centres are enormous, an eyesore, they need a lot of power to run, and a lot of power to cool. To add insult to injury, this one is proposed to be built in Greenbelt land – land that acts as a geographic boarder and is supposed to stay green and untouched by development.

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